Kivsatra is black haired and dark skinned, even darker than usual for a native of Hana. He is cousin to the beautiful Malena. He is fanatically devoted to Malena and his first duty is to keep her from harm, a duty for which he would break any law. He would love her, if their social stations allowed them to, but such a love would imperil her and not be suitable for his station. Kivsatra is officially a captain of House Darpana, though he does not have a command of his own and so he is mostly left to his own devices. He often acts as an emmisary between House Darpana and other houses subordinate to House Adadsi and House Prassana.